Vehicle-spring.



W. E. SMITH 6: J. H. KLASSEN.

VEHICLE SPRING. nrmoumn nun 1mm 25, was.

Patented Feb.'15,1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

949,308. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 15, 191-Application filed June 25, 1908- Serial No. 440,266.

To allwhomit may concern: lat each side of bent portions 8 and pass Beit known that we, \VILLLut H. SMITH through axle plate 10 to .be securedby and Jacon H.-Knxssnx, both citizens of the nuts 14. l

United States. residing at Los Angeles, in It will be seenthatanylongitudinal move- 5 the county of Los Angelcs and State of men? ofthe springs upon the axle plate is California, have invented new anduseful positively prevented by the bend in the Improvements inVehicle-Springsof which leaves of th spring fitting over curved thefollowing is a specification. block 9. Any upward movement is )I'EVQlll'This invention relates to a vehicle spring ed by yoke bolts 13. thebolts holding the 1e of the general character used in automocurredportions of the leaves in close enhiles and carriages and the objectthereof is gagement with curved block 9. By this conro provide a springwhich is simple in its struction it will be seen that it is notnecesconstruction and particularly in its connecsary to weaken thespring by boring holes tion to the vehicle axle and which is not in itfor the passage of bolts or other secur- 15 weakened by the passage ofany bolts or ing means therethrough and a spring is thus other securingdevices therethrough. formed of much greater durability than the Theprime object of our invention is to springs now in use. provideconnecting means between the leaves In Fig. 3 a perspective view of anaxle of the spring and the vehicle axle whereby plate having a curvedblock 9 formed in.-

25 the spring is held in rigid connection with t mlly therewith isshown.

the axle in such a manner that the spring is Figfl shows the method ofapplying our of full strength throu hout its central pcri v ti to thusual form of axle plate tion where it is usually weakened by the whichis slightly curved on its upper surpas ge of l s herethrough- To h endface to correspond with the large curvature 25 the leaves of the springare provided with f the. springs. Curved block 9 is therefore a curvedportion in their centers which fit slightly convex upon its undersurface. The. over a curved block and the leaves are thus fo shown inFig, 3 is an axle plate havheld from longitudinal movement." Means ing afiat upper surface and block 9 cast are pIOVldfld t0 llOlCl the leavesof the spring or therwige, made as an integral P1111; there 30 in closecontact with the block. with. Tabs 12 are omitted in this form as In theaccompanying drawing, formi g the block is prevented from turning by beapart of this specification :Figure 1, is a ing formed integral with theaxle plate. It

side ele at n 0f 11- spli g Constructed in is obvious that this form ismore easily and accordance wi h ur invention- Fig- 2,i cheaply made thanthe form shown in Fig.

35 a plan View O e Same. g. 3, is a p r- 1 and is, therefore, utilizedwhen the axle Spective V e f a mod fied fo m of a plate is made in thefirst instance for the plate. rcweption of our spring, the form shown inIn the drawings designates a spring of Fig. 1 being used merely if it isnecessary .a generally elliptical type composed of to apply ourspring'to the llSllt'llfOllll of 40 leaves 6 having tabs 7 on their endsto preaxle plate now in use.

ventany relative transverse movement of Having described our invention.what we the leaves. In their centers the leaves are claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters provided nith bent portions 8 which fit overPatent is a block 9 having a curved upper surface 1. A vehicle springconstruction,compris- 4: of the same ClllYfltlH'" as the bent portionsing in combination with a spring, an axle of the leaves. Block 1) is setupon axle plate bearing. said bearing being provided ou its 10 and is(lfllh'lm'tu'tl thereto by means of a pin upper face with a raisedblock. s ud spring 11 which fits into at: aperture in the upper beingbent and. fitting over the raised block, 10

face of tllv axle lan-f "-lor-k 9 is further and securing menus for thespring on each 50 provided with Kill l2 h prevent any si s of the bentportion.

twist ng umvt-ment of the bibunder the l A vehicle spring construction,comprisspring. Yoke bollsl3 pass over leaves a}; on; in comb nation witha spring, an axle bearing. said bearing being provided on its.

In witness that we chum the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed ournames this 17th day of June, 1908.

WM. H. SMITH. J. H. KLASSEIII'.

Witnesses:

EDMUND A. STRAUSE, OLLIE PALmza.

